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The Supreme Court has quashed a provision in the Social Security Act that disqualified individuals from receiving a survivorship pension if they became legitimate spouses only after the pensioners they married had suffered permanent disability. In a…
CEBU CITY, Philippines— Art knows no limits. This is what this Grade 10 PWD student from Negros Occidental is proving to everyone with her skill in drawing even without no hands. Kim Guanzon, a student journalist from…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — After clinching the title of the first paradragon category of the 14th International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) World Nations Championships in Pattaya, Thailand last August, Cebu’s Philippine Accessible Disability Services, Inc. (PADS) Dragonboat…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Accessible Disability Services, Inc. (PADS) Dragonboat Racing Team will be put to an acid test as they begin their history-making campaign this weekend, August 23 and 24, in the ongoing 14th…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than bringing honor to the Philippines, the Philippine Accessible Disability Services, Inc. (PADS) Dragonboat Racing Team-manned Philippine Paradragon Elite Team, wants to bring their advocacy to the global stage. That is to…
The declaration for interim disability grade is merely an initial determination of a seafarer’s condition for the time being and cannot be considered as a definite prognosis. Without a valid final and definitive assessment from the company-designated…
Persons with disabilites (PWDs) from different Cebu City barangays convened at the Cebu City Hall for the 40th celebration of the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week (NDPRW) on Tuesday afternoon (July 17). The week-long celebration aims…
The Supreme Court warned companies from issuing dubious Certificate of Fitness which it described as “a ploy that aims to take advantage of the worker’s lack of sufficient legal knowledge and his desperate circumstances.” The Supreme Court…
A 48-year-old man was arrested on Friday after a 26-year-old woman accused him of raping her in a northern town in Cebu. Bartolome Libores was arrested after the woman, who is a person with a disability, and…
THE Mandaue City government kicked off the celebration of 39th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week yesterday at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex. The event was attended by persons with disabilities (PWDs)…
Cebu-based PWDs share thoughts on their struggles to find a job Words like “there is no vacancy,” “We’ll call you” and “the post you applied for is already filled” are a source of dread and disappointment for…
DESPITE their disability, sisters Aleja and Jean Balingit are determined to realize their dreams, and they are not alone in their journey to fulfill them. Eleven-year-old Aleja is an incoming Grade 6 pupil and consistent honor student…
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